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Morristown’s Got Talent What: A show featuring the best amateur talent from Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains presented by and benefiting the Morris Educational Foundation When: 7 p.m. Feb. 26 Where: Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South St. in Morristown Tickets: On sale Monday at the Mayo center. Tickets can also be purchased by calling 973-539-8008 or online at www.mayoarts.org. Online: Visit DailyRecord.com/MorristownGotTalent to read stories about the other finalists.

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MORRISTOWN — The latest in a series of profiles of the finalists in the Morristown’s Got Talent competition to be held Feb. 26.

She was going through a divorce, and adjusting to life as a single parent of a 9-year-old daughter. She also had to stop pursuing a musical theater career and get job to pay the bills and prepare for the future.

“I have not been able to perform as much as I would like,” said Trumbull, 44, of Morris Township. “It has not always been an easy transition.”

Morristown’s Got Talent is Trumbull’s chance to get back into her passion.

“I wanted the opportunity to perform in my hometown in front of my own community,” she said. “I feel like this is the beginning of the second act of my life and I truly wanted to start off 2014 with something extremely positive.”

Trumbull will sing “Someone Like You” from the musical “Jekyll and Hyde.” She chose the song because it fits in her favorite genre of musical theater, she’s performed it many times before, and she feels a strong connection to the lyrics.

“This particular song was made famous by Linda Eder, an idol of mine, who often performs in Morristown,” said Trumbull. “I would have loved a career similar to hers so I thought I would do one of her songs.”

While Trumbull would love to have the $1,000 grand prize to help pay her daughter’s tuition, after all she’s been through this year, she said having the chance to sing for her friends and community is winning enough.

“If I am to win, then I want it to be because I gave the performance of my life and held nothing back,”said Trumbull.

“If I can go out onto that stage and move the audience and get them to see who I am and what is in my heart than I will have done my job. If that turns out to be a deserving performance then I would be tremendously grateful but I am just so happy to be doing what I love.”

Following Morristown’s Got Talent, Trumbull plans to continue to pursue her passion, taking a performance class at the Mayo Center in the spring, as well as doing some community theater over the summer.

Perhaps Morristown’s Got Talent will even get her closer to her “bucket list” dream of singing the National Anthem at a New York Rangers game in Madison Square Garden.

“I just need to keep singing and performing,” she said. “And hopefully watch my Rangers win a Stanley Cup in June. Hey, we all have dreams.”